Ashley Wilburn: Accomplished Attorney Launches New Family Law Practice

THE BIO

Ashley Wilburn, a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, proudly is a graduate of North Hagerstown High School, where she completed her secondary education. Ashley Wilburn's practice in law is focused on family law. She has a love for it. She focuses a majority of her practice on divorce cases, alimony disputes divorce property distribution and child custody battles. child support arrangements, postnuptial and prenuptial agreements, post-divorce enforcement issues as well as step-parent and private party adoptions, as well as concerns about child welfare. Ashley handles estate planning wills, trusts, and probate cases and civil, commercial and contract litigation. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

Ashley has been a court-appointed mediator since the year 2019. She assists parties to resolve their disputes without the need for court or litigation involvement. In addition to mediation mandated by the court, Ashley also mediates in private cases for those who wish to avoid the court process and litigation.

Ashley completed her undergraduate studies in History and Politics at Loyola University of Maryland. She continued her legal education through Western New England University School of Law. She graduated in 2013 and was placed among the top 10 students of her class. While in law school, Ashley served as a Note Editor for the esteemed Western New England Law Review and demonstrated her dedication to legal research and scholarship.

Following the completion of her law degree, Ashley embarked on a clerkship, working for prominent jurists in Connecticut and Maryland. She was fortunate to work as a law assistant to the Honorable Richard A. Robinson at the Connecticut Appellate Court and the Honorable Elliott D. Prescott. In 2014 she returned home to her hometown of Hagerstown to work as a clerk for the Honorable M. Kenneth Long at the Washington County Circuit Court, expanding her knowledge of the local legal landscape. Learn more about Ashley Wilburn

Ashley joined Poole & Kane P.A. in 2015 as an associate attorney. as an associate attorney. Her primary role in the firm was to represent the Washington County Department of Social Services on cases dealing with child welfare. Through her tireless efforts, Ashley played a vital role in helping children who were victims of abuse or neglect at the hands of their parents or caregivers. Her dedication to social justice spanned beyond the realm of law as she actively served as a board member of the Washington County Human Trafficking Task Force, working diligently to raise awareness about human trafficking in the tristate area.

In 2017, she was a founding partner at Kane, Wilburn & Stone, P.A., and began her practice in family law - custody, divorce, child maintenance and guardianships – as well as financial planning and estate planning – wills, trusts, power of attorney, advance directives/healthcare proxies and mediation.

Ashley created Wilburn Law Office, LLC 2023, with the aim of providing a customized approach to each client's needs.